Question

Lisa is ten years old. She is disabled because she has brain damage. She could not do even the simplest thing until a year ago. She could not comb her hair or feed herself. Her parents loved her. And they treated her like a baby.

Mr. Ching has a daughter and a son. They are both grown. They live far from their father. Mr. Cling felt lonely. He decided to become a foster grandfather to a handicapped child. And that was how he met Lisa.

Foster grandparents are grandparents who are not related by birth but foster parents love the children they care for. They also help the handicapped children in special ways. They help to dress and feed the children. They read to them and tell them stories. They also help with handicapped children’s therapy. Therapy is the treatment of a disease or disorder. It helps the children overcome their handicaps.

Mr. Cling became a foster grandparent to Lisa when she was nine years old. At first, Lisa was shy. She was afraid because Mr. Cling was a stranger. But he came to see her every day, gradually she began to trust him. At last, Lisa let Mr. Cling do things for her.

Cling speaks for most foster grandparents when he say, “We all benefit. The handicapped children benefit because we help them live more useful lives. And we benefit because we know the children need us and love us. For any person, there is no greater happiness than that.”

1.Why did Lisa need help?

A．She was a baby

B．She did not want to do anything.

C．She had brain damage.

D．She was a blind girl.

2.What does the underlined word “foster” in paragraph 2 mean?

A．Elderly                               B．Related by birth

C．Not related by birth                      D．King-hearted

3.Which five things do foster grandparents do for handicapped children?

a  help with their treatment   b dress them    c live in their homes

d feed them          e charge them money    f read to them

g tell them stories    h make fun of them

A．a(chǎn),b,d,e,f           B．a(chǎn),c,e,f,h           C．b,c,d,f,g           D．a(chǎn),b,d,f,g

4.Why did Mr. Cling foster Lisa?

A．Lisa needs looking after.

B．The passage doesn’t mention of.

C．Lisa need caring for and Mr. Cling also gets enjoyment from it.

D．Mr. Cling is too lonely.

5.The best title for this passage is ________.

A．Lisa, A Handicapped Girl

B．Why Did He Do That?

C．Foster Grandparents

D．The Greatest Happiness!

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹了Foster grandparents，這是一些與孩子沒有任何血緣關系的老人，因為孤單或者寂寞而承擔起照顧這些殘疾孩子的任務。對他們來說最大的快樂就是幫助孩子們。

1.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段1,2行Lisa is ten years old. She is disabled because she has brain damage. She could not do even the simplest thing until a year ago.說明她的腦子有問題，故C正確。

2.C 推理題。根據(jù)Foster grandparents are grandparents who are not related by birth but foster parents love the children they care for.說明Foster grandparents是指和孩子沒有血緣關系的祖父母，故C正確。

3.D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第三段Foster grandparents are grandparents who are not related by birth but foster parents love the children they care for. They also help the handicapped children in special ways. They help to dress and feed the children. They read to them and tell them stories. They also help with handicapped children’s therapy. Therapy is the treatment of a disease or disorder. It helps the children overcome their handicaps.說明a,b,d,f,g是他們?yōu)楹⒆铀�做的事情。故D項正確。

4.D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段Mr. Ching has a daughter and a son. They are both grown. They live far from their father. Mr. Cling felt lonely. He decided to become a foster grandfather to a handicapped child. And that was how he met Lisa.說明他很孤單，故D正確。

5.D 主旨大意題，根據(jù)文章最后2行And we benefit because we know the children need us and love us. For any person, there is no greater happiness than that.說明對這些Foster grandparents來說，最大的快樂就是幫助這些孩子。故D正確。

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點評：本文主要介紹了Foster grandparents，本文主旨鮮明,很容易在文中找到答案。做題時要注意文章的首段和每一段的首句或尾句，因為它們往往就是文章的主題句。閱讀中要注意要點之間的關系。然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀任務。